Opinion
The OG Cockroach Janta Party
The real Cockroach Janata Party has been in power since 1947. It has no manifesto, holds no rallies, and contests no elections. It just continues. It survives everything.
The real Cockroach Janata Party has been in power since 1947. It has no manifesto, holds no rallies, and contests no elections. It just continues. It survives everything.
Satirist Kamlesh Singh breaks down the Cockroach Janta Party phenomenon and points out that the Gen Z in India is not a monolith, like the ones in Nepal or Lanka.
What does Teen Tal's Tau think about the Cockroach Janta Party?
Beyond the bilateral agreements, Modi and Meloni are in on the joke together. Melodi is adding grist to the meme mill.
A joint media briefing by two heads of state is not a press conference for adversarial journalism. Norwegian Ladki Helle Lyng shouted a question at Prime Minister Modi, who is famous for not taking any. Helle has broken loose since.
Paper leaks will keep happening in India. That's because parents are forced to pay the current market rate for a future their child deserves, and the system is incorrigible.
This conversation dives into Bengal's political earthquake, the disconnect between elite political commentary and ground reality, BJP's rise in the East, Himanta and Suvendu's hardline politics, the Vijay phenomenon in Tamil Nadu.
In Delhi, Rahul Gandhi refuses to be a rubber stamp. In Kerala, he is making a rubber stamp out of MLAs elected by the people.
The despondency of the Non-Resident Bengalis or NRBs doesn't get reflected in the celebrations in West Bengal. The state no longer sticks out like a special sore thumb.
There are similarities between Donald Trump of November 2020, and Mamata Banerjee of May 2026. Their self-delusion and choreography are identical.
It's a satirical piece, a letter from the Left that sounds just Right. Read it till the end. Because there is a sweet surprise somewhere in the middle like Malda. The juicy Malda with a mischief on its skin. As deceptive as the BJP poll machine. And the EC, if you love Gyanesh Kumar.
Economic might and robust internal security aside, Trump's America ticks enough boxes to qualify as a failed state in the political theatre of the absurd.
Every American President, in his second year, has found a place to bomb. Why should President Leo be any different?
Why should your vote count the same as someone who didn't bother to stop at two children?
"The people of Venezuela, they say, if I ran for president of Venezuela, I'm polling higher than anybody has ever polled in Venezuela, so after I'm finished with this, I can go to Venezuela. I will quickly learn Spanish. It won't take too long. I'm good at language and I will go to Venezuela. I'm going to run for president." President Donald J. Trump, April 5, 2026, Washington D.C.
A study by a complete non-expert, which automatically qualifies him for a senior position in President Trump's Cabinet.
The man who can stop all wars cannot stop the one he started. That's Donald Trump for you.
Iran is waging an economic war as it fights the military might of the US and Israel. Because causing damage to the US economy is where it will hurt Washington the most.
Iran doesn't have a lot to lose. The US has a lot: economy, petrodollar, hegemony, and face. Iran is not in a position to lose the war. It's winning. Simply by surviving, for another few weeks.